Do you spend enough time learning for business?

How much time to you honestly spend learning how to improve your business? The answer is probably NOT ENOUGH. Most of us just go about running our business in “the same old way”, because we just don’t have the “time” to learn anything different and never consider improvement. But, there are more innovative ways to successfully improve your business. Firstly, with all the advances in technology, help is only a keystroke away. One helpful tool is softwareadvice.com – this website helped thousands of organizations find the right software to help them run their business smoother and more successfully. Another business lifesaver would be to attend a Webinar – http://www.cfids.org/webinar/what-is-a-webinar.asp – so much more effective and efficient than sitting in a classroom all day;...

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Posted in: Entrepreneurs,Facebook,Mentoring,Small Business Marketing Tools,Social Media,Webinars

My favorite multi-tasking tools are mobile!

Grocery shopping at the super market is my least favorite thing to do, but unfortunately, I have to eat (I guess – although I might lose some weight if I didn’t) so therefore, a couple of times a month I have to make the jaunt to the Super Market and spend endless time shopping and handling each item at least 6 times – 1) take it off the shelf and put in the basket 2) take it out of the basket and put it on the check- out counter 3) take it off the counter and put it back in the basket 4) take it out of the basket and put it in the trunk of your car 5) take it out of the trunk and carry it into the house, 6)take it out of the bag and put it away – whew – I’m tired just writing about it!! Personally, I have much better uses for my time than dragging myself up and down the length...

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Posted in: Administrative,Mobile Apps,Multitasking,Small Business Marketing Tools

Sound business advice comes in small packages

“Be respectful, and they’ll respect you back”, “Do the right thing ; even if you really don’t want what the reward is” she said. Thats what she learned. While my daughter was assisting me during a 3 night photo event for her sports league, it occurred to me how children learn & process what’s occurring in their environment. I asked her what she learned from our duties as photo coordinator(s), and I honestly was not expecting THAT to be her response. Wow! Sometimes in business as a service provider, we find there are instances where we have an idea for a client. Even if this is not our expertise, we want to share it with them to get their opinion. The “reward” as my daughter put it , may be the acceptance of your project idea (just be careful and have a backup plan to...

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Posted in: Creative Thinking,Mentoring,Volunteerism